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Gus is a homey grandpa nickname name that can work as a short form for any of the above or stand on its own as a cutting-edge replacement for Max and Jake--though it dropped off the Top 1000 in 1978.

Gus was chosen for their sons by DixieChickEmily Robison and actress JulieBowen. In T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (and in the stage musical), the full name of Gus the Theatre Cat is Asparagus.

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CaptainAugustus "Gus" McCrae from "Lonesome Dove"
Gus, the mouse from Disney's "Cinderella"Burton 'Gus' Guster II from tv show PsychAugustus "Gus" Waters from "The Fault in Our Stars" by JohnGreenGustavo "Gus" Fring from the television series Breaking Bad
Gus Griswald, one of the main characters from Disney's Recess
Gus Pike, character from TV's "Road to Avonlea"
Gus Grisby, from the movie "FreeWilly: Escape from Pirate Cove"
Gus from the television series Queer as Folk
Gus Grissom, from movie "That Thing You Do"Augustus "Gus," son of American actress HaylieBurton

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